A Newton Township man is going to prison after being convicted in a case involving a stolen puppy and a child left alone..

Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Andrew Logan handed down a three-year sentence to 34-year-old Patrick Johnson who pleaded guilty earlier to robbery, burglary, and endangering children.

The case stems from a Dec. 19, 2023, incident investigated by Trumbull County sheriff deputies at the Blue Water Manor in Newton Township where a mobile home was broken into, a puppy was stolen, and a young child was left unattended.

Johnson could have faced a nine-year prison term.